Horseshoer&#39;s stand.



A. BIEDERMANN,

HOBSESHOERS STAND.

APPLICATION FILED $1111.17, 1909.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

wiknuua wardlyto the standard below.

ADAM BIEDERMANN, OF FINE CITY, ltlIN-NESOTA.

HORSESHOERS STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed January 17, 1908. Serial No. 411,347.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM BIEDERMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine City, in the county of Pine and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful llorseshoer's Stand, of which the following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to a stand or tool for the use of horse shoers to support the hoofs of horses while shoeing them: and has for its object to rovide a si1nple,,cheap and convenient stand of the character described which can be quickly raised and lowered to any required height'and readily moved from one place to another by rolling the stand or by lifting it bodily, the )arts of which stand are so connected that they cannot separate while being moved.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved stand, a ortion being broken away to more clearly il ustrate the invention; and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2.

Similar numerals of reference are used for the same parts in all the figures.

Upon a circular metal base 1 is mounted in the axis thereof a vertically dis osed metal standard, 2 either solid or hol ow, having a small longitudinal groove 3 extending throughout its length and a plurality of spaced preferably square holes 4 diametrically opposite said groove and disposed from end to end of said standard. The base 1 has its upper surface 5 beveled u Wardly from its periphery to its center, W ere the standard is secured, to enable a horse shoer to place his foot more firmly on the base when using the stand and hold it in position.

Slidable on the standard 2 is a tubular casing 6, open at the bottom for the entrance of the standard but closed at its u per end and there provided with an expanr ed head 7 fiat on top and inclined or curved in- Projecting above the top of the head is a short boss or stud 8 of such diameter that a hoof of any size or shape may rest thereon, said stud may also pass within the smallest shoe and hold 1 the hoof from being pulled oil the stand by l the horse. The boss or stud 8 also enables the horse shoer to move the hoof around to any reasonable position so that the clenching of nails, hammering, et cetera can be done on the flat surface of the extended head 7.

Near the bottom of the casing 6 and on the outside thereof adjacent the holes 4 are two projecting lugs 9 between which is fulcrumed a lever 10 having an inwardly turned finger 11 at its lower end adapted to enter the notches 4 below the casing, and an outwardly extending upper end 12 between which and the casing 6 is a coil spring 13 for keeping the finger 11 in one of said notches 4. When the height of the stand is to be changed it is only necessary to press on the lever and withdraw the finger 11 from one opening, raise or lower the casing and then disengage the lever so that the finger 11 can enter another hole. To prevent the rotation of the casing on the standard a rib 14 is formed on the inner side thereof in position to enter By lacing the head 7 on the casing 6 so that t e opening for the standard must be in the lower end of said casing, dirt, chips, filings etc., cannot enter between the standard and the casing and thus impair its free movement which would be the case were the position of the opening reversed. Again, by making the holes square or other shape so that the finger will be held both above and below, the stand can be lifted without fear of the arts separating by grasping the hen i 7. T e stand can also be rolled into any osition by first slightly tilting it, the circu ar shape of the bottom assisting in this movement.

l/Vhat is claimed is:

In a horse shoers stand, a circular base having its upper surface beveled upwardly from its perip cry, a solid standard integral with the base and extending vertically axially therefrom, the said standard being formed longitudinally with a groove opening through the upper end thereof, the said standard being formed diametrically 0 posite to the groove with a series of soc ets, a tubular member telescopically fitted upon the standard, the said member being closed at its u per end and formed at its said end with a ead of inverted frusto-conical form,

the groove 3 when the parts are assembled.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have-hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ADAM BIEDERMANN.

the said head being formed upon its u per face with a cylindrical boss, the said oss being concentric with respect to the head and of less diameter than the same, and a 5 spring pressed latch pivoted upon the tubular member and en aging at its lower end in the sockets interc angeably.

Witnesses:

JAMEs H. WANDEL, JOHN H. MULLEN. 

